Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Releasing Civilian Hostages and Returning Hostage Remains

Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Releasing Civilian Hostages and Returning Hostage Remains

Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Releasing Civilian Hostages and Returning Hostage Remains On 7 October 2023, Hamas fighters took 251 hostages during its infamous attack on Israel. Although many were Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers, the vast majority were civilians,...
Interning a Hacker

Interning a Hacker

Interning a Hacker Recently, at a workshop at Harvard Law School, I grappled with the question of internment in any international armed conflict (IAC) in the near future. It is a question some are uncomfortable with, although the concept of internment remains legally...
Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both?

Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both?

Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both? Enveloped in a myriad of armed conflicts, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently witnessed a significant escalation of hostilities when the March 23 Movement (M23) seized the provincial capital...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine’s New Voluntary Report on the Implementation of IHL

Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine’s New Voluntary Report on the Implementation of IHL

Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine’s New Voluntary Report on the Implementation of IHL In late 2024, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (MoDU) joined a relatively small but growing family of States that has published voluntary reports on implementation of international...
A New Tool in the Fight Against Impunity for Core International Crimes

A New Tool in the Fight Against Impunity for Core International Crimes

A New Tool in the Fight Against Impunity for Core International Crimes Globalisation has made various aspects of our society more efficient over the past century. At the same time, it also brings with it a certain complexity. This is noticeable, for example, in the...